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of the taking effect of this Act, to cause his or her name and res-
idence or place of business to be registered with the said Board
of Examiners, who shall keep a book for that purpose; and every
person who shall so register with said Board as a practitioner of
dentistry may continue to practice the same without incurring
any of the liabilities or penalties of this Act.
Sec. 5. No person whose name is not registered on the
books of said Board as a regular practitioner of dentistry, within
the limits prescribed in the preceding section, shall be permitted
to practice dentistry in this State until such person shall have
been duly examined by said Board and regularly licensed in
accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 6. Any and all persons, who shall so desire, may appear
before said Board at any of its regular meetings, and be examined
with reference to their knowledge and skill in dental surgery,
and if such person shall be found, after having been so examined,
to possess the requisite qualifications, said Board shall issue a
license to such person to practice dentistry in accordance with
the provisions of this Act. But said Board shall at all times
issue a license to any regular graduate of any reputable dental
college without examination, upon payment by such graduate to
the said Board of a fee of five dollars. All licenses issued by
said Board shall be signed by the members thereof and be
attested by the President and Secretary, and such licenses shall
be prima facie evidence of the right of the holder to practice den-
tistry in the State of Iowa.
Sec. 7. Any member of said Board shall issue a temporary
license to any applicant upon the presentation by such applicant
of the evidence of the necessary qualification to practice den-
tistry; and such temporary license shall remain in force until the
next regular meeting of said Board, occurring after the date of
such temporary license and no longer.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this Act shall be liable to prosecution, before any court of
competent jurisdiction, upon information, and, upon conviction,
shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars, for each and every offense.
Sec. 9. In order to provide a means for carrying out and
maintaining the provisions of this Act, the said Board of Exam-
iners may charge each person applying to or appearing before
them for examination for license to practice dentistry, a fee of